USA 29 May: Bluff, UT - Tsegi, AZ
Letter to the runners from Utah Governor Gary R. Herbert.
The Desert Inn and Cabins kindly hosted us for our nights stay in Bluff.
It is a beautiful hotel with the most spectacular setting, nestled amongst gigantic rock sculptures!
Some of the team got up at 4.30am and drove to the nearby Valley of the Gods to see the sunrise, what a magestic start to the day!
Daulot started his run at the crack of dawn, and completed 25 miles in honour of the 25th anniversary of The World Harmony Run!
Daulot running past the famous Twin Rocks...
He celebrated completing 25 miles with a bit of rock climbing!!
The famous Mexican Hat rock
Boijayanti at the top of Monument Valley, where we stopped to talk to some local Native American jewellery makers, some of who had taken part in the run in previous years...
Ratuja admiring the view!
Arpan running through Monument Valley
The girls team started running from the state line, Arizona!!
Priyala...
Jana...
A new team member!
After a day of the most unique and breathtaking scenery and running, we headed back to Monument Valley in Gouldings, on the state line, where we were camping for the night.
Some cute kids we met along the way...
Shobhavati, Boijayanti and Katya at Monument Valley lookout...
Apparently this was John Waynes favourite spot to sit when he was filming movies out here...
A photographers dream landscape!!
Ratuja and Boijayanti
Some very enthusiastic Japanese tourists we made friends with!
Goodbye from Ratuja at one of the Mitten Rocks
Video Message from Dr. Davidson Hepburn, President (2009 - 2011) of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for 25th Anniversary of the World Harmony Run and a vision for the decade: "Toward a Oneness-World".
Full Text of the 25th annversary message and link to 25 language informal Translations: http://www.worldharmonyrun.org/25
or Click on language button for separate youtube videos wth sub titles in varous languages
- Youtube video on African experience which illustrates IYY slogan "Our Year Our Voice" International Year of Youth - Zambia World Harmony. They surprisingly mention Presidents and UN Secretary-General in a unique way!
- Listen to the World-Harmony-Run song: 2 min version // 6 min
See start of the International 25th Anniversary Celebration across from the United Nations at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza in New York.
On 27th April 2012. in many cities around the world, special events marked the WHR 25th Anniversary
View some early highlights. The United Nations had proclaimed 1986 the International Year of Peace, and Sri Chinmoy wanted to offer a heartfelt and sincere expression of peace on a global scale. The opening ceremony, broadcast live on NBC-TV's The Today Show.. On April 27, 1987, five minutes of global television time was dedicated for the inaugural Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run with strong support from Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the UN Secretary-General, celebrities Carl Lewis, Clarence Clemons and Narada Michael Walden, and thousands...Also includes Clips from Philippines; Sahara Desert, Morocco; Botswana; Scotland, Nepal, Russia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Ukraine, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Ethiopia, Dominican Republic, Ireland, Great Britain, Colombia, Bahamas, Hungary, Spain, Mongolia, Czech Republic, Portugal, USA
Distance: 89 miles
Team Members:
Arpan DeAngelo (New York), Shobhavati Davies (New Zealand), Jana Duskova (Czech Republic), Tom McGuire (New Zealand), Katya Percheklii (Ukraine), Larissa Zub (Belarus), Matthias Eckerle (Germany), Priyala Carvalho (New Zealand), Salil Wilson (Australia), Vajra Henderson (USA), Dzmitry Kuzmich (Belarus), Boijyayanti Gomez Badillo (Puerto Rico), Harita Davies (New Zealand)
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You can send a message to the runners or read the messages.
Gallery: See more images!
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